Collapsible bucket.



S. J. FUHRMAN.

OOLLAPSIBLE BUCKET. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

Ennuuor aaiv mmm SAMUEL J. FUHRMAN, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAPSIBLE BUCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

Serial No. 667,184.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. FUHRMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented oer tain new and useful Improvements in C01-lapsible Buckets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to collapsible buckets and has for an object toprovide a bucket constructed of water-proof or impervious fabric sobuilt that it will collapse to practically a condition of one sheet offabric super-imposed upon another.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collapsible buckethaving means at one side to serve as a spout for directing the contentsof the bucket into a smallreceptacle when being poured out.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved structuralfeaturesof converting a sheet of impervious fabric into a bucket.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved bucket.Fig. 2

is a transverse sectional view through the tip of the bucket taken online 22 of Fig. 1 and enlarged.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views. The improved bucket which forms the subject matter ofthis application comprises a single flexible sheet of water-proof orimpoervious material, indicated at 10, such sheet eing cut V-shaped andwith the sides brought over to substantially register but with one edgeas 11 extending far enough to overlap the other edge and form a seam asindicated at 12. To close the lower or apex end of the cone thus formedthe extremity is brought upwardly as indicated at 13 and secured underthe edge 11 as indicated at 14 in Fig. 2, and the whole secured by a rowof stitching 15 which completes the connection of the edges. Forconvenience in handling, a strap 16 is secured thereon at its oppositeends as by the stitching17. It will be noted that by reason of the formof the seam 12 the side of the bucket adjacent such seam is formed intoa V-shaped opening which serves as a spout when pouring the contentsfrom the bugket.

The bucket described as above is particularly useful for automobilistswho can carry such a bucket under the cushion of the Seat and have italways convenient for filling radiators, or for use by hunters, campersor the like who can employ such bucket for a game bag or for anypurposeor fold it up to be inserted in the pocket but have when required abucket convenient for use and reliable in the manner of holding liquids.

I claim In a folding paper bucket rolled in the form of a cone andhaving an apex at its lower end, a single V-shaped stri having twostraight edges; one of the edges being turned over the other andcontacting both sides of the latter for the greater part of its length,said apex being turned up and received under 7 part of the turned overline of stitching securing the turned edge, a over edge and the apex tothe second mentioned edge, and a handle secured to both sides of thebucket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL J. FUHRMAN.

Witnesses:

LOUIS P. WEDEMAN, W. W. BAYLOR.

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